809 The Reignited War
As soon as Li You left, Zhang Da arrived at the Golden Port of Luzon. On this road, he did not suffer less, not to mention anything else, it was only a thousand miles away from Dahan City to Chang'an, let alone the hardships Zhang Da found all the way back. Now, he went all the way from Chang'an to Yangzhou, then to Lingnan, and finally to Siam, only to realize that Li You had withdrawn to Luzon with people.
Zhang Da was helpless when he came back. This had to start when Li You was wanted by Datang and became a major offender. At the end of the year before last, Zhang Da knew the news because it was the news that Beiting Jiedu made Li Siye personally arrive at Khan City to inform Zhang Da. In Zhang Da’s opinion, there is no problem, as long as Li You didn’t encounter it. It's done when it's in danger, even Li Siye thinks so, no matter what Li You committed, it's done as long as he gets rid of it.
But in March last year, troubles followed. The new Emperor of the Tang Dynasty became king, and Shen Muyun’s son Li Yan became emperor just after the full moon. Then the husband Menglingchai stepped down as the guardian of Anxi and the successor of the guardian of Anxi. Jiedu made Gao Xianzhi shut down the salt mines in Xizhou, and the saltpeter mines in Huoxun were gone. They had a large inventory of them, and they didn’t fight any wars. At that time, they didn’t think it was too big. problem.
In April last year, Bran Khan of the Khazanite Khanate died suddenly. Bran Khan’s Khan status was to be passed on to the third prince Asina Leo, but the prince Asina Goya. No matter how willing to give up, Blan Khan had just passed away, and as soon as he received the news, he launched a coup d'etat. Not only did he kill the third prince Leo, but even Prime Minister Hassan died.
The prince Goya originally thought that he could sit on the Khan throne in this way, but he was wrong. The Big Cannibal would not be so stupid to let him inherit the Khan throne. After all, he was backed by the Byzantine Empire. If he was in the throne, It's more troublesome than Bran Khan's reign, so the big cannibals won't waste this opportunity of Kazakhan's internal chaos.
The big cannibal also did one thing, and sent people to assassinate the fifth prince Ashina Odder and the second prince Ashina Qifu. In the eyes of others, it must be the prince Goya who did this. And the second prince Qiqi is a handicapped, there is no threat at all, even he has not let go, it can be seen how cruel the prince Goya is.
When the eldest prince Goya tried his best to refute the rumors, what he thought was the fourth prince Ashina Hurley gave him a fatal blow, and he was indeed a little scared. After all, he was the only prince who had the right to inherit the Khan. He and his eldest brother Goya are two, and everyone else is dead. If Goya can let him go, he doesn't believe it himself.
Coupled with the big cannibal initiative to contact him and support him in the upper ranks, he naturally became a knife. This knife is very useful. It not only killed Goya, but also killed everyone who opposed him, and the Khazanian Kingdom fell apart. It’s what the Big Cannibal would like to see most. Although Hurley became a Khan, what he will face is the fire of rebellion that is ignited everywhere. If you want to stabilize the situation, naturally the help of the Big Cannibal is indispensable. People are not helping in vain, but their request is very simple, that is, to jointly attack the fire and seek the country.
The fire search made the big cannibals do too many things, not only supporting the rebels, but also looting everywhere, whether it is the Sistan area or the Fars area, as long as it is relatively weak, it will be a robber. In response to the looting, the rulers of the Byzantine Empire also praised Huoxunguo as the punisher sent by God to the world. In fact, what makes the big cannibals most unacceptable is that Huoxun spreads Manichean Protestantism on a large scale, and this is the root of the war.
In October last year, the Cannibals helped the Khazan Khanate to quell most of the domestic rebellion. As the new leader Heli Khan needed more soldiers to counter the rebellion, he abandoned the original military system and absorbed more Khazanah. The Bills and Slavs joined the army, and when the United Cannibals quelled the rebellion, he already had more than 350,000 soldiers in his hands.
Although there are too many soldiers, it is not easy to raise so many soldiers. At this time, it is a good choice to point the spearhead at Huoxun. First, it can consume a certain number of soldiers. You must know that once you can’t support soldiers, these Soldiers are definitely going to be messed up, and it's not as cost-effective as a battle. Second, in the past two years, Huoxun has not taken away money from the big cannibal. Once it is shot down, there is still money. In addition, he has an agreement with the big cannibal. It must be to attack Huoxun. ongoing.
At the beginning of February this year, the Umayyad dynasty and the Khazanites jointly attacked Huoxun, with a combined force of 320,000. After the war lasted for two months, the gunpowder in Huoxun’s reserves was emptied. Although nearly 100,000 horses were destroyed by the coalition forces, Huoxun itself only had more than 80,000 soldiers, and lost nearly 10,000 in the two months of the war. Next, all they can do is passive defense, and use the remaining people to defend the city in order to defend the city. Zhang Da came to Li You in such a situation, and he could not help at all. , I can only look forward to seeing how my young master can help.
In the cabinet next to the palace, Nangong Yi sighed after listening to Zhang Da’s narration, because he was sure that the Great Cannibal and Khazanah would definitely increase their troops after encircling Huoxun, regardless of whether the sunspots were killed by them in the early stage. How many people, the other party will fill this vacancy. And they can't help here at all, it is impossible to lead the army to rescue.
Nangong Yi didn’t say anything. After all, this matter depends on Li You. He then sent someone to send news to Li You. Anyway, in his heart, Huo Xun is mostly over, and this battle has already been fought. It has been half a year, and they are unable to send reinforcements. It is estimated that Huoxun will be almost the same soon.
In late September, Li Youcai returned to Luzon, and upon his return, he summoned Nangong Yi and Zhang Da.
In the study room of the palace hall, after listening to Zhang Da's statement, Li You did not feel as depressed as Nangongyi. After all, he knew exactly what the Huo Xunjun was. He was now guarding the Huozhe City and Hanhai City. The city, plus the bastion, should be able to be defended. After all, he hadn't fought a war in the two years he left, and Huoxun definitely had enough food in stock.
"Winter is about to enter, when the time comes, the coalition forces should withdraw, and if they want to continue fighting, then it will have to wait until next year, it's okay."
Nangong Yi said: "A Lang, Huoxun is too weak, and you can't reinforce it. Even if you save it this year, it will be a big injury to your vitality. It won't be a solution in the long run!"
Li You asked, "Sir, how about the equipment and training skills of the sergeants in Heizi's hands?"
Nangongyi shook his head and said that he didn’t know. Then Li You said, “What they lack is food. As long as they have food, it’s not a problem to stay for two or three years. Don’t look at the big cannibals and the Khazanite’s 300,000 soldiers. An imaginary number, if it were not for Heizi's scrupulous attrition and unwilling to see a large number of soldiers die in battle, it is estimated that the coalition will be defeated with all-out efforts. Back then, when Qiyad Ibn led his army to attack Hanhai City, the elite of the food had been consumed It’s almost there, let alone an army of 300,000, even if it’s 400,000, Heizi can handle it. As for the reinforcements, I will prepare accordingly. Next year, we will go to the Arabian Sea to see the scenery.” (End of this chapter)